academic year 2018 application guidelines admission office

Academic Year 2018

Application Guidelines

Admission Office Entrance Examination

(SAT/ACT Method and IB Method)

Department of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Science

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Application period:

August 28 (Mon) – September 1 (Fri), 2017 (*Must arrive by)

* Due to short application period, application documents can be sent by mail prior to

the date above.

* Remittance time limit for examination fee is September 1 (Fri), 2017.

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Contents

I. Number of students to be admitted ----- 1

II. Qualification for application ----- 1

III. Application procedure ----- 2

IV. Selection process ----- 10

V. Announcement of successful applicants ----- 12

VI. Admission procedures ----- 12

VII. Payment options for examination fee ----- 14

VIII. Handling of personal information ----- 15

IX. Changing students’ affiliation after enrollment ----- 15

Information for student dormitory ----- 16

Admission and tuition fees reduction/exemption system ----- 17

Exemption from examination fee to the earthquake victims

in East Japan and Kumamoto region ----- 18

Admissions Policies of Faculty of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Faculty of Science aims to develop researchers and engineers, who are full of creativity and ambition, can discover

the structure of the natural world, and are willing to actively take on new challenges for the future of humanity.

Therefore, Faculty of Science seeks individuals with the following qualities:

1. Individuals who have basic academic skills enough to receive Bachelor's degree education based on the

educational goals set at each department of Faculty of Science, and who will constantly aim high and spare no

effort to their study and research;

2. Individuals who are full of intellectual curiosity, are willing to challenge the unknown, have abundant

creativity, and are capable of advancing toward their study and research with great individuality; and

3. Individuals who possess the theoretical capability of recognition, who have deep interest in the present and

future situations of nature and human society from a global standpoint and are eager to contribute to find and

resolve their issues.

Admission Policies of Department of Biological Sciences

Biological Science is the study to give light on mechanisms of life and to consider the relationships between

organisms and their environment and evolution. Department of Biological Sciences welcomes the followings to

develop study and research of biological sciences and biology together with.

1. Individuals who like living organisms and are enthusiastic about experiments, observations, and researches;

2. Individuals who aim to acquire the abilities of research, planning, and implementation through the study of

Biological Sciences; and

3. Individuals who wish to improve English ability to be able to perform internationally.

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I. Number of students to be admitted

SAT/ACT Method --- 2

IB Method --- 2

(Notes)

1. Length of study is 4 years.

2. There may be a case where no one is selected as a consequence of the selection results.

3. Students are able to graduate from the university by taking only the classes conducted in English.

II. Qualification for application

<SAT/ACT Method>

Applicants must fall under one of the following (1) a. – e. and meet the requirements of (2) and (3).

(1)

a. Applicants who graduated after April 2014 or will have graduated by March 2018 from a

senior high school located in Japan

b. Applicants who completed after April 2014 or will have completed by March 2018

education provided by an educational institution abroad which the Minister of Education,

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan accredited or designated as providing the

equivalent to high school education

c. Applicants who completed after April 2014 or will have completed by March 2018 (at

least deemed 12 years of education completed in the given foreign country) education

provided by a foreign educational institution in Japan, endorsed as equivalent to that of

an institution under the educational system of the given foreign country and designated

by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, and also

will have reached the age of 18 by March 31, 2018

d. Those who completed after April 2014 or will have completed by March 2018, 12 years of

education provided by an educational institution whose educational activities accredited by

an international accrediting organization designated by the Minister of Education, Culture,

Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (ASC, ACSI, or CIS), and will have reached the

age of 18 by March 31, 2018 as well

e. Applicants of Japanese nationality or permanent residency or equivalent status who

completed after April 2014 or will have completed by March 31, 2018, 12 years of school

education overseas, and will have reached the age of 18 by March 31, 2018 as well

(2) Applicants who took a SAT Reasoning Test or ACT (+ Optional Writing Test) administered after

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April 1, 2016

(3) Applicants who took a TOEFL or IELTS Academic Module administered after April 1, 2016

<IB Method>

Applicants who earned after April 1, 2014 or will have earned by March 31, 2018 an International

Baccalaureate Diploma from the International Baccalaureate Organization, and will have reached

the age of 18 by March 31, 2018. This method is available only to those who have Japanese

nationality, Japanese permanent residency or equivalent status if the International Baccalaureate

Diploma was earned overseas.

III. Application procedure

(1) Application period

August 28 (Mon) – September 1 (Fri), 2017 (*Must arrive by)

*My Page registration, application for admission, and examination fee payment on the

internet become available on August 7 (Mon), 2017.

(2) Application procedures

Application is conducted via online.

*Application by mail is also acceptable, by using the designated envelops enclosed in these

guidelines.

< Steps for Online Application>

All steps must be completed during application period.

1. Register My Page and proceed to Application for admission on the internet

2. Pay an examination fee

3. Print out one copy of Application Form and send it by post together with other necessary

application documents including certificate of graduation

Online application is NOT yet completed at a stage where an applicant has entered the

application information and paid an examination fee. Applicants must send the

necessary application documents by registered express mail (for those in Japan) or

EMS (for those outside Japan) within the specified application period.

* For detailed online application procedures, please see the following website after July 2017.

(http://www.tmu.ac.jp/)

http://www.tmu.ac.jp/

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<Notes>

1. Any documents arrived after the specified application period will not be accepted under any

circumstances.

2. Application documents must be sent in a self-prepared envelope (24×33.2 cm, A4 size) with

color printed mailing label* on it (*the label can be printed on the website) (for online

applicants) or in the return envelope provided (for applicants via mail) to the following

address by “registered express mail” (for applicants in Japan) or “EMS (Express Mail Service)”

(for applicants outside Japan). If the mailing label is printed in black and white, trace the

letters and lines of “registered” and “express” with a red pen.

3. Application via parcel delivery service (motorcycle courier, etc. included) is not acceptable.

Direct submission of application is not permitted under any circumstances.

4. Incomplete application documents, etc. will not be accepted unless they are corrected and

resubmitted within the application period.

Sending address: Admission Division, Administrative Affairs Department of TMU


1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan 192-0397

〒192-0397 東京都八王子市南大沢一丁目 1番地首都大学東京アドミッション・センター（入試課）

(3) Application documents

<SAT/ACT Method>

* Print online application forms in white A4 size paper.

Documents and certificates Remarks

1 Application Form Enter the required application information and print out

the completed Online Application Form (duplex printing)

on the website.

(Application via mail)

[Designated form]

All the required fields must be surely filled in.

2 Essay Form Print out an Essay Form on the website, and write clearly

in English (applicant’s handwriting) motivation for

applying and aspiration after enrollment on the form.


[Designated form]

Motivation for applying and aspiration after enrollment

must be clearly written in English (applicant’s

handwriting).

3 Exam Admission Card and

Photo Card

Print out an Exam Admission Card and Photo Card on

the website and fill in all the required fields clearly by

hand. Paste a photograph* of your face on the space

provided in Photo Card. (*Photograph should be 4 cm in

height × 3 cm in width, taken within the last 3 months,

being upper-body frontal without cap/hat.)

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Exam Admission Card,

Photo Card, and Sheet for

Examination Fee Receipt

[Designated form]

Fill in all the required fields clearly and paste a

photograph* of your face on the space provided in Photo

Card. (*Photograph should be 4 cm in height × 3 cm in

width, taken within the last 3 months, being upper-body

frontal without cap/hat.)

Also paste an original examination fee receipt in the

space provided. Payment can be made at a bank counter

(except post office, Japan Post Bank, bank outside Japan,

and net bank).

4 Certificate of (expected)

graduation, and

Transcript

Certificate of (expected) graduation which proves one’s

application qualification (*refer to page 1) and transcript

must be original official copy issued by the educational

institution where the applicant attended or attends.

A) Applicants who fall under (1) a. – d. of

“II. Qualification for application” (in page 1) are

required to submit an official copy of each of

certificate of (expected) graduation and school report

of the last school attended (*issued by the principal

and sealed off).

Transcript can be, however, a substitute for school

report to those who fall under (1) b. – d.

B) Applicants who fall under (1) e. are required to

submit an official copy of each of certificate of

(expected) graduation/completion and transcript of

the last school attended.

* Japanese or English translation must be attached with

certificate of (expected) graduation and transcript written

in the language other than Japanese or English.

Translation can be also made by the applicant him/herself,

so long as the contact information (including telephone

number) and autograph of the one who made the

translation are surely marked.

* Transcript must include the full marks of each subject.

* If any of the subjects name, marks, and grades are marked

in signs or abbreviations, explanations must be added.

5 Official scores of

SAT Reasoning Test or

ACT (+Optional Writing Test)

Official scores/ test report form should arrive from the

testing organizations before the end of application period.

Please refer to ⑨, (4) Important notes for application on

page 8 for details.

6 Official scores of TOEFL or

test report form of

IELTS (Academic module)

7 Envelope for sending Exam

Admission Card

or

International reply coupons

[For residents in Japan]

Submit a self-addressed return envelope (12×23.5 cm)

affixed with stamps worth 362 yen (82 yen + 280 yen for

express delivery fee) and a color printed mailing label*.

(*The mailing label can be printed on the website.)

If the mailing label is printed in black and white, trace

the letters and lines of “express” with a red pen.

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[For residents outside Japan]

Submit International reply coupons as indicated below.

(for International express mail service (EMS) fee)

Region Asia North/Central

America,

Middle East,

and Oceania

Europe South

America

and Africa

Numbers of

International

reply

coupons

11

coupons

16

coupons

17

coupons

19

coupons

Amount in

Japanese

yen

1,400

yen

2,000

yen

2,200

yen

2,400

yen





express delivery fee).


Submit International reply coupons as indicated above.

8 Official certificate verifying

one’s nationality of

Japanese

[Applicants who fall under (1) e. only]

Those who have the Japanese nationality must submit

an original official copy of “Certification of Family

Register Description 戸籍記載事項証明書”, etc. issued by the

municipal mayor, which includes 1) applicant’s name, 2)

applicant’s date of birth, 3) householder’s name and 4)

the relationship to the applicant.

9 Certificate of

resident register

[Applicants who fall under (1) e. only]

Those who have the foreign nationality must submit an

original official copy of “Certificate of Resident

Registration 住民票の写し” issued by the municipal mayor, which includes 1) nationality, 2) visa status, and 3) visa

expiration date of the applicant.

<IB Method>

* Print online application forms in white A4 size paper.

Documents and certificates Remarks

1

Application Form

Enter the required application information and print out

the completed Online Application Form (duplex printing)

on the website.

(Application via mail) [Designated form]

All the required fields must be surely filled in.

2 Essay Form Print out an Essay Form on the website, and write clearly

in English (applicant’s handwriting) motivation for

applying and aspiration after enrollment on the form.

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[Designated form]

Motivation for applying and aspiration after enrollment

must be clearly written in English (applicant’s

handwriting).

3 Exam Admission Card and

Photo Card

Print out an Exam Admission Card and Photo Card on

the website and fill in all the required fields clearly by

hand. Paste a photograph* of your face on the space

provided in Photo Card. (*Photograph should be 4 cm in

height × 3 cm in width, taken within the last 3 months,

being upper-body frontal without cap/hat.)


Exam Admission Card,

Photo Card, and Sheet for

Examination Fee Receipt

[Designated form]

Fill in all the required fields clearly and paste a

photograph* of your face on the space provided in Photo

Card. (*Photograph should be 4 cm in height × 3 cm in

width, taken within the last 3 months, being upper-body

frontal without cap/hat.)

Also paste an original examination fee receipt in the

space provided. Payment can be made at a bank counter

(except post office, Japan Post Bank, bank outside Japan,

and net bank).

4 Certificate of International

Baccalaureate Diploma, and

Transcript of Results

A photocopy of International Baccalaureate Diploma and

an original copy of Transcript of Results are required to

be submitted. The transcript sent from IB must arrive at

TMU within the specified application period.

* In the event that a photocopy of International

Baccalaureate Diploma and an original Transcript of

Results are unable to be submitted during application

period, submit at the time of application both of a

Certificate of prospective acquisition of International

Baccalaureate Diploma (arbitrary format) created by the

principal or an academic and career counselor (course

coordinator) of the school attending/attended and an IB

Predicted/Anticipated Grades.

In this case, 1) a photocopy of International

Baccalaureate Diploma and 2) an original Transcript of

Results must be submitted by January 31 (Wed), 2018.

If submission of these two documents is difficult, 3) a

Certificate of grades of IB final examinations in

6 subjects (arbitrary format) created by the principal or

an academic and career counselor (course coordinator) of

the school attending/attended must be submitted by the

above mentioned date.

One’s admission to the University shall be rescinded in

the events that acceptance of his/her documents 1) and

2), or document 3) is not confirmed by the University

until the designated date or that one applying as a

prospective IB diploma recipient fails to obtain the

diploma by March 31 (Sat), 2018. Furthermore, the

University may rescind one’s admission if his/her actual

scores and grades received are lower than those predicted

at the time of application.

http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/academic

http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/career

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Envelope for sending Exam

Admission Card

or

International reply coupons




express delivery fee) and a color printed mailing label*.

(*The label can be printed from on the website.)

If the mailing label is printed in black and white, trace

the letters and lines of “express” with a red pen.


Submit International reply coupons as indicated below.

(for International express mail service (EMS) fee)

Region Asia North/Central

America,

Middle East,

and Oceania

Europe South

America

and Africa

Numbers of

International

reply

coupons

11

coupons

16

coupons

17

coupons

19

coupons

Amount in

Japanese

yen

1,400

yen

2,000

yen

2,200

yen

2,400

yen





express delivery fee).


Submit International reply coupons as indicated above.

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Official certificate verifying

one’s nationality

of Japanese

[Applicants who obtained/ are expected to obtain an

International Baccalaureate Diploma overseas only ]

Those who have the Japanese nationality must submit

an original official copy of “Certification of Family

Register Description 戸籍記載事項証明書”, etc. issued by the

municipal mayor, which includes 1) applicant’s name, 2)

applicant’s date of birth, 3) householder’s name and 4)

the relationship to the applicant.

7 Certificate of resident

register

[Applicants who obtained/ are expected to obtain an

International Baccalaureate Diploma overseas only ]

Those who have the foreign nationality must submit an

original official copy of “Certificate of Resident

Registration 住民票の写し” issued by the municipal mayor, which includes 1) nationality, 2) visa status, and 3) visa

expiration date of the applicant.

(4) Important notes for application

① Applicants to Admission office Entrance Examination conducted at national and public

universities are eligible to apply to General Entrance Examinations, choosing up to two

universities/faculties (one each in the first and second periods). Therefore, applicants to

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this examination can also apply to General Entrance Examinations of TMU (the first and

second periods).

② Under “Examination for Selected Candidates” and “Admission office Entrance

Examination” conducted at national and public universities, successful applicants are

allowed to register for one university/faculty only.

③ Dual application to another “Examination for Selected Candidates” or “Admission office

Entrance Examination” to be conducted at TMU in the same application period is not

permitted.

④ Incomplete application documents will not be accepted unless they are corrected and

re-submitted within the application period.

⑤ Affiliation change (faculty/department) will not be allowed after the application documents

are once accepted.

⑥ Any documents and examination fee once submitted and paid will not be returned under

any circumstances after the application documents are accepted. However, a refund of the

examination fee can be requested in the case where it was paid but the application was not

submitted, or it was wire-transferred twice by mistake. See TMU website

(http://www.tmu.ac.jp/campus_life/tuition/expenses.html) for details.

⑦ If any fraud or other act of dishonesty is found in the application documents and

certificates, admission will be rescinded even after the enrollment.

⑧ If special consideration or arrangement related to physical disability at the time of

examination or during school attendance are required, please notify Admission Division,

Administrative Affairs Department of TMU no later than July 14 (Fri), 2017 at 5:00 pm. A

request after the deadline may not be possibly accepted.

⑨ Tests necessary for application (SAT Reasoning Test, ACT +Optional Writing Test, TOEFL,

IELTS Academic module, and IB) must be taken well in advance by taking into

consideration of the score reports sending time, because they are required to be received at

TMU before the end of the specified application period.

Score Reports for SAT Reasoning Test, ACT + Optional Writing Test,

and TOEFL

Official scores of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT (+Optional Writing Test), and TOEFL, which

should be directly sent from the testing organization, must reach Tokyo Metropolitan

University within the specified application period without delay.

http://www.tmu.ac.jp/campus_life/tuition/expenses.html

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TMU’s sending address is as follows:

Name of person/department:

Admission Division, Administrative Affairs Department of TMU

Name of college/university/organization:

Tokyo Metropolitan University 公立大学法人首都大学東京

Address:

1-1Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan 192-0397 192-0397 東京都八王子市南大沢一丁目1番地

TMU’s code number for TOEFL is 7169. Please select TMU as a college to be sent scores

upon registration, or request to send scores after the test on the website or by other

specified means.

Give plenty of time to request the scores, because it generally takes about 7 - 8 weeks

until they are delivered to TMU from testing organizations.

[Contact for SAT]

College Board https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/contact-us

[Contact for ACT]

ACT http://www.act.org/content/act/en/contact-act.html

[Contact for TOEFL]

ETS (For test takers in Japan) https://www.ets.org/toefl/contact/japan

ETS (For test takers outside Japan) https://www.ets.org/toefl/contact

Test Report Form for IELTS (Academic module)

An official Test Report Form must reach Tokyo Metropolitan University within the

specified application period without delay, which should be directly sent from Eiken

Foundation of Japan or an IELTS organizing institution outside Japan.






Address:


Please give plenty of time to request the report form, because it generally takes about 3 – 4

首都大学東京アドミッション・センター

（入試課）


（入試課）

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/contact-us

http://www.act.org/content/act/en/contact-act.html

https://www.ets.org/toefl/contact/japan

https://www.ets.org/toefl/contact

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weeks for TMU to receive one from Eiken Foundation of Japan.

[Contact for IELTS]

Eiken Foundation of Japan (For test takers in Japan) http://www.eiken.or.jp/ielts/en/contact/

IELTSTM (For test takers outside Japan) https://www.ielts.org/info-pages/contact-us

Transcript of Results for International Baccalaureate Diploma

An official Transcript of Results must reach Tokyo Metropolitan University within the

specified application period without delay, which should be directly sent from

International Baccalaureate Organization.






Address:


Please give plenty of time to request the transcript, because it generally takes about 7 - 8

weeks until it is delivered to TMU from the testing organization.

[Contact for International Baccalaureate]

International Baccalaureate

http://www.ibo.org/en/programmes/diploma-programme/assessment-and-exams/requesting-t

ranscripts/

IV. Selection process

There are two stages in the selection process.

The number of successful applicants from the first stage is a maximum of 10.

Exam Admission Card will be sent to the applicants whose application documents are received at

the University. If you don’t receive it by September 15 (Fri), 2017, contact Admission Division,

Administrative Affairs Department of TMU by phone on September 19 (Tue).

(1) The first stage of selection

Selection will be conducted based on the following documents.


（入試課）

http://www.eiken.or.jp/ielts/en/contact/

https://www.ielts.org/info-pages/contact-us

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<SAT/ACT Method>

① SAT Reasoning Test or ACT (+ Optional Writing Test) score

② TOEFL or IELTS score

③ Essay form (Statement of Purpose/motivations)

<IB Method>

① Final examination score of International Baccalaureate (including prospected score)

② Essay form (Statement of Purpose/motivations)

(2) Announcement of successful applicants from the first stage of selection

Date: October 3 (Tue), 2017 at 2:00 pm

How: Results will be posted on the TMU’s website (http://www.tmu.ac.jp/).

Successful applicants from the first stage of selection must see the “Examination guidelines for

the second stage of selection” posted on the website.

Results will be also distributed at Admission Division, Administrative Affairs Department of

TMU located on the first floor of the Head Office, Minami-Osawa Campus, Tokyo Metropolitan

University for those who are unable to confirm on the University’s website. Exam Admission

Card must be presented to receive the results. (Another person can receive the results on behalf

of an applicant.)

Distribution date and time: October 3 (Tue) 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

(3) Selection methods for the second stage of selection

An individual interview examination in English (oral examination included) will be conducted

at the following date.

Date: October 13 (Fri), 2017

Place: Minami-Osawa Campus, Tokyo Metropolitan University

* Details will be notified in the “Examination guidelines for the second stage of selection”.

(4) Final decision of successful applicants

Final decision of successful applicants will be made on the basis of the results of the first and

the second stages of selection as well as the academic transcript of the last school attended in a

comprehensive manner. There may be a case, however, where no one will be selected as a

consequence of the selection results.

http://www.tmu.ac.jp/

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V. Announcement of successful applicants

(1) Announcement

Date: November 2 (Thurs), 2017 at 2:00 pm

Place: Minami-Osawa Campus, Tokyo Metropolitan University

How:

(1) Results will be posted on the Bulletin board No. 7 (Information on entrance examination) in

Building No. 1 of Minami-Osawa Campus, Tokyo Metropolitan University.

(2) The application numbers of successful applicants will be posted on the TMU’s website

(http://www.tmu.ac.jp/) for 7 days only from the above mentioned date and time.

Please note that:

① Any inquiries by telephone, mail, etc. are not accepted; and

② The university doesn’t offer a result notification by telegraph and has nothing to do with any

of the persons who attempt to tout outside the campus.

(2) Letter of Acceptance

Letter of Acceptance will be sent by post to the successful applicants addressing to the same

address written on the application form. If you don’t receive the mail by November 9 (Thurs),

2017, contact Admission Division, Administrative Affairs Department of TMU by phone on the

following day.

VI. Admission procedures

Successful applicants are required to complete admission procedures by following the instruction

explained in “Admission Guidance”, which is scheduled to be sent out in early December. (Those

applying as a prospective IB diploma recipient will receive Admission Guidance in early February,

2018.)

Please note that those who fail to submit admission documents within the indicated period will be

denied admission.

(1) Period of admission procedures, etc.

Period: January 9 (Tue) – 11 (Thurs), 2018

* February 13 (Tue) – 14 (Wed), 2018 for those applying as a prospective IB Diploma

recipient

How to submit: By post only. Please see “Admission Guidance” for details.

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<Important notes>

① Incomplete admission documents will not be accepted. Early procedures are encouraged

to be taken because successful applicants are requested to complete all the admission

procedures by the prescribed date.

② For details, read carefully “Admission Guidance” enclosed with the admission

documents.

③ Give attention to the following matters. Failure to do so will result in incompletion of

the admission procedures.

a. A guarantor must be a person who lives in Japan.

b. Student and his/her guarantor must sign their names respectively on the Oath to

be submitted during the admission procedures period.

c. Admission fee must be paid by wire transfer at a bank counter (except Japan

Post Bank, bank outside Japan, and net bank) using the enclosed Transfer

Request Form. Transfer via ATM is not acceptable.

(2) Admission and tuition fees

① Admission fee

Residents of Tokyo: 141,000 Japanese yen (tentative amount)

Others: 282,000 Japanese yen (tentative amount)

Should the fee be revised in the future, the revised amount will be applied.

* If a successful applicant pays the admission fee as a “ resident of Tokyo”, his/her residency

for Tokyo must be proved in the University’s designated form “Certificate of Items Stated in

Resident Register Form 住民票記載事項証明書” by the municipal mayor. Without the certificate,

the admission fee under the category of “others” shall be applied.

A “resident of Tokyo” refers to the one whom he/she, or his/her spouse or first-degree

relative has lived in Tokyo continuously for one year or longer (from April 1, 2017) before

the day of enrollment (April 1, 2018).

② Tuition fee

Annual amount: 520,800 Japanese yen (tentative amount)

Should the fee be revised in the future, the revised amount will be applied.

Tuition fee should be paid by bank account transfer semiannually. Half of the annual tuition

fee is to be paid in each semester.

*Admission and tuition fees reduction/exemption system is available. (See page 17 for

detail.)

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(3) Important notes

① No admission fee will be returned after the completion of admission procedures.

② Notification of admission completion and documents reception will be sent to those who have

successfully completed all the admission procedures.

VII. Payment options for examination fee

Payment methods for examination fee vary depending on the application method that an applicant

chooses (online or by mail).

1. Those applying online

(1) Applicants outside Japan must make the payment by credit card. Those in Japan have some

payment options such as credit card and convenience store/Pay-easy/internet bank payment.

Please see the guidance on the website for details.

(2) Payment must be completed by September 1 (Fri), 2017. (*Service hours vary depending on the

financial institutions.)

(3) The service charge of 648 Japanese yen must be shouldered by the remitter.

2. Those applying by mail

(1) Payment must be done by wire transfer using the “Transfer request form 振込依頼書” enclosed

in the application guidelines.

(2) Payment can be made at a bank throughout Japan including Shinkin banks, credit

cooperatives, etc. The following financial institutions, however, are not an option: Japan Post

Bank, foreign banks, and net banks.

(3) The service charge must be shouldered by the remitter. In the case of transfer made at the head

or branch office of Mizuho Bank, no service charge is required.

(4) Postal money order and cash should not be enclosed with application documents to be

submitted.

(5) Examination fee most be paid at a bank counter, not through an ATM (automatic teller

machine).

(6) "Payment certificate" which is given after the transfer must be submitted together with

application documents. Please note that the receipt without the bank receipt seal will be

invalid.

(7) Payment must be completed by September 1 (Fri), 2017 (*by the end of service hours of the

bank).

3. Common matters

(1) No examination fee will be returned once it is paid. Payment must be done with due

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consideration of application.

(2) Those who have been struck by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake or the series of

earthquakes occurred in Kumamoto region on and after April 14, 2016 will be exempted from

the obligation to pay the examination fee. See page 18 of the guidelines for details.

VIII. Handling of personal information

Tokyo Metropolitan University handles personal information strictly in accordance with laws and

regulations as follows:

① Personal information collected at the time of application including name and address, etc. will

be used for applicants screening (application administration, entrance examinations, and

results announcement) and admission procedures. In addition, it will be used for the enrolled

students only in regard to (1) educational affairs (school register, educational guidance, etc.),

(2) student support service (healthcare, employment support, reduction/exemption of tuition

fees, application for scholarship, etc.), and (3) clerical work for tuition collection.

② All or part of the above operations may be outsourced to an agency under the strict and proper

supervision of TMU, taking necessary measures to maintain the confidentiality of the

personal information.

③ The information gained through this admission selection will be utilized for the modification

and improvement of future selective procedures or methods and alternation in concentration

of study, together with the results of follow-up surveys for appraising new students’ academic

performances after their enrollment.

IX. Changing students’ affiliation after enrollment

Students who enter the University through this admission selection are subject to restrictions in

changing their affiliation (faculty, department, etc.) after enrollment.

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Information for student dormitory

I. About the dormitory Capacity: 234 people

Period of stay: 2 years

Room: Unfurnished single room (10 ㎡)with interior lighting, an air conditioner, and a

balcony.

Bath room, toilets, kitchen, laundry room, etc.: Common use

Meals: Not provided (*There are shops and cafeterias available on campus.)

Fee: 4,700 Japanese yen per month ＋ utility (* as of Year 2016)

Location: 1-4 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo (A few minutes from the campus on foot.)

II. Number of students to be accepted

Male --- approx. 60 Female --- approx. 40

III. Application conditions

Should take 2 hours or longer (one way) to commune to the University from home and wish to

enter the dorm due to the financial situations.

IV. Application procedures

1. Distribution of application guidelines: January 22 (Mon) – February 23 (Fri), 2018

(1) At counters

1. Student Affairs Division, Student Support Center at Minami-Osawa Campus

2. Academic and Student Affairs Division at Hino Campus

3. Academic and Student Affairs Division at Arakawa Campus

(2) Download on the TMU’s website

To be available in late January, 2018

(3) Request by mail (*Application guidelines request by mail is due on February 16 (Fri), 2018)

To request application guidelines by mail, send a request in writing to the

contact below, enclosing a self-addressed return mail envelope (24cm×33.5cm)

with an 120 yen postage stamp affixed. Make sure to write down in red “Request

for the application guidelines for student dormitory” on the front side of the

envelope.

2. Period of application

Application is accepted by mail only during the period of February 7 (Wed) – 23 (Fri), 2018.

For further details, refer to the application guidelines for student dormitory.

[Contact]

Student Affairs Section, Student Support Division, Student Support Center


1-1Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo Japan 192-0397

TEL: 042-677-1111(representative) Ext. 2113, 2116

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Admission and tuition fees reduction/exemption system

1. Admission fee reduction/exemption system (As of April 1, 2017)

Admission fee reduction/exemption system is available to those who have difficulties faced in

paying the fee due to serious financial situations. Application restriction can be applied.

<<Application Requirements>>

Students to whom any of the following applies:

(1) Students who are in a household on welfare under the Livelihood Protection Act

(2) Students who are recognized as having serious financial trouble because the primal

income earner bearing his/her school expenses has died within a year prior to admission

(3) Students who are recognized as having serious financial trouble due to a natural disaster,

etc. caused within a year prior to admission

Any other reason than above will not be acceptable. Furthermore, students who have

previously enrolled in a university other than Tokyo Metropolitan University are not eligible

for the fee reduction/exemption.

* Please note that an application may be rejected upon evaluation in some cases.

For further details, see “Admission Guidance” to be sent to the successful applicants after the

announcement of results.

2. Tuition fee reduction/exemption system

See “Admission Guidance” to be sent to the successful applicants after the announcement of

results.

<Contact> Student Affairs Division, Student Support Center, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Tel: 042-677-2373 (Direct)

Hours: 9:00 am-12:30 pm and 1:30 pm-5:00 pm (Mon-Fri except public holidays)

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Exemption from the examination fee to the earthquake

victims in East Japan and Kumamoto region

Tokyo Metropolitan University has an exemption system for examination fee to the applicants who

have been facing difficult financial situations due to the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake or

the series of earthquakes occurred in Kumamoto region on and after April 14, 2016.

Eligibility of the exemption

The Exemption from the examination fee shall apply to an applicant or the person chiefly bearing

the applicant’s school expenses after enrollment, if their circumstances fall under any of the

following cases 1) or 2):

1) Live in “the quake-affected area where the Disaster Relief Act is applied”, and fall under either

one of the following two conditions:

a) Disaster Survivor Certificate or Certificate for Suffering Disaster Damage can be issued;

b) The main income earner passed away or has been missing.

Note: “The quake-affected area where the Disaster Relief Act is applied” excludes the

municipalities in Tokyo, where the Disaster Relief Act is applied to the travelers (e.g.

commuters, students, etc.) who have difficulty returning home, especially after a

large-scale earthquake.

2) Having being forced to evacuate or move to another place because the region whose resident

resister was certified had been designated as “difficult-to-return zone”, “restricted residence

area”, “zone in preparation for the lifting of the evacuation order” or “deliberate evacuation

area” after the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

For further details, consult with Admission Division, Administrative Affairs Department of TMU

before applying.

The particular application form is required to be submitted together with other application

documents within the specified period. (* Examination fee must not be paid in this case.)

<Contact>

Admission Division, Administrative Affairs Department of TMU, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Tel: 042-677-1111 (representative) Ext. 2208 Fax: 042-677-1224

Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri except public holidays)

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List of enclosures

(1) Application Form

(2) Essay Form

(3) Exam Admission Card, Photo Card, and Sheet for Examination Fee Receipt

(4) Transfer Request Form 振込依頼書

(4) Envelope for application documents submission

* Please make sure to confirm that all the items are enclosed.

Academic Year 2018

Application Guidelines

Admission Office Entrance Examination

(SAT/ACT Method and IB Method)

Department of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Science


Issued in June 2017

Edit and issue at: Admission Division

Administrative Affairs Department of TMU


1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan 192-0397

Tel: 042-677-1111 (representative) Ext. 2208